York Region

TORONTO — The City of Toronto says it’s seeing an increase in claims for damages due to potholes after recent severe winter weather, as the number of potholes filled has dropped compared to this time last year. As of Monday, the city has received 1,194 pothole claims — a 47 per cent increase from the […]

The underdog may’ve won, but a solid majority of Proline bettors saw the Olympic men’s hockey final being decided in overtime. Jack Hughes’s goal in the extra session gave the United States a 2-1 win over Canada in the gold-medal match Sunday in Italy. According to the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp., just 28 per […]

TORONTO — Giorgio Mammoliti, a former Toronto city councillor and member of the Ontario legislature, has died at 64. His son Chris Mammoliti confirmed the news to The Canadian Press this afternoon. In a written statement, Chris says his father was surrounded by family members when he died. He says the family is devastated by […]

Police west of Toronto say they have charged a Hamilton police officer with possessing and transmitting child sexual abuse material. Halton regional police say 43-year-old David Hamilton from Burlington, Ont. was arrested on Wednesday. He has been charged with one count of possession of child sexual abuse and exploitation material and one count of transmitting […]

TORONTO — A woman is telling Frank Stronach’s sexual assault trial that she became a “social recluse” and lost her “zest for life” as a result of an incident in 1986. The woman is the sixth of seven complainants expected to testify at the billionaire businessman’s trial in Toronto. Tearing up on the stand this […]

Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he will leave the possibility of amalgamation of cities and towns in the Niagara region up to local mayors, though he believes something must be done. A new provincial appointee of the Regional Municipality of Niagara, Bob Gale, has told the province the region has far too many tax increases, […]

TORONTO — An annual hospital ranking by Newsweek magazine has deemed Toronto General the second-best in the world. The University Health Network (UHN) hospital has moved up a spot since last year, placing just behind Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic on the U.S. magazine’s 2026 World’s Best Hospitals list Wednesday. Newsweek, in partnership with Statista, ranked […]

MILTON — Halton police say they have arrested a 25-year-old therapist accused of assaulting two children with autism during therapy sessions in Milton, Ont., and investigators believe there may be additional victims. Police say they charged the applied behaviour analysis therapist with six counts of assault, one count of assault with a weapon and one […]

TORONTO — RJ Barrett is keeping the Toronto Raptors’ struggles against the NBA’s top-tier teams in perspective. Barrett, from Mississauga, Ont., had 21 points, eight rebounds and four assists as Toronto failed in its comeback bid against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday, losing 116-107. Barrett said that the loss to the reigning NBA champions […]

TORONTO — The sixth of seven complainants in Frank Stronach’s sexual assault trial is expected to take the stand in Toronto today. Stronach, the founder of the auto parts conglomerate Magna International, has pleaded not guilty to 12 charges related to alleged incidents spanning from the 1970s to the 1990s. Prosecutors allege he knew the […]